Ok, NOW I'm Freaking Out...

I just finished another art history and calculus exam and neither went very well. Why are we taking these tests when finals are next week? It just seems so silly to me. School is really stressful at this moment. I mean, I have finals in a week, I have a research paper to write, and I have to get sleep. Apparently it's not healthy to not sleep... Too bad, because I feel there just aren't enough hours in the day to get all my work done. That may be why I am getting sick. Oh yes, I may be coming down with either the H1N1 or a cold. Only time will tell. I hope it's just the latter. Sorry for being so pessimistic. I am only thinking of school right now, though. I mean, I only have 3 more days of class left before I take my finals, and I am feeling unprepared. I think all the other freshmen here feel the same way. School has been so great so far--WHY IS IT SO STRESSFUL NOW? I guess that is why I chose this school--because of its rigorous academic pace. I underestimated how crazy the end of the term was going to be. Now I know for next term...

Thank You Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving only about two weeks away, the timing for this break couldn't be any better. I have enjoyed myself down here and feel that I will continue to be successful if I keep thinking straight. I went to the football game again this past Saturday and it was sweet. We almost lost, but I am glad that the Bearcats pulled it off in the last quarter. I also went to the men's basketball game last Thursday and it was pretty good. Our team won and i feel that we can do somethings in the Big East this year. I am looking forward to going to as many games as I can so I can support the Cats. Overall, I have had good experinces with all the events that I have attened throughout the school year so far this year.

My schoolwork is going well and with half of the quarter almost already over, I am starting to study for some of my final exams. In most of my classes I do have an exam and I plan to be well prepared for them because I know they can have a big influence on my grade positively and negatively. I am hoping for the best and feel that if I go over certain topics with my professors for clarification then I will be in good shape. I am plan on scheduling my next quarter classes on Thursday morning and I like the way my schedule looks for the winter. I think i can be very successful and productive in the classes that I will be taking. In the mean time, like I said the timing for Thanksgiving break is perfect, it is going to be nice to be home considering the fact that I have not been there since the day I moved in. Thank you Thanksgiving!

Case Of The Cats

It is already November and I feel that I have done a lot in the past month in a half that I have been here. The schoolwork is starting to get a little bit harder, but i think that if I keep a positive mindset and fight through all of the work, I will be OK. The Basketball season is about to start and I am excited for the games to get going. The first Boys game is approaching rather quickly and I am thinking about getting my tickets here sometime this week. The air is starting to turn a little bit colder which is not a good thing for me, but that's what you get in Ohio. Luckily, I am in the southern part of the state so it will not be as cold as Columbus.

As the winter quarter comes to a close here in about the next month, I am already thinking about where i may want to live next year. The dorm halls that are right next to the one that I am living in right now are really nice. I am going to greatly consider staying in one of those next year. One negative to this decision is the expensive price that has to be payed. Also, I may consider living in a off campus house. I have seen some pretty good deals that I may be interested in. Overall, I am not going to stress out on housing because my education is more important right now. I plan to continue supporting the Bearcats, and develop a good case of the cats myself.

3 weeks and counting

Ah, Fridays--the start of the weekend is finally here! I had a good week this week, and I'm so excited for Halloween! My classes have all been going well--successful drafts/papers, a decent Art History mid-term grade, and swimming has difficult, but I have been able to push through. It's getting a little nerve-wracking, though, because next Monday there will only be 3 weeks left of the term--15 days! Since my school is on a 10-week trimester schedule, things move very quickly here. There are finals exams and papers to think about and what classes to choose for winter term.

However, despite all this crazy school work, this weekend will be great! Tonight I have a blind date. It's this campus-wide event in which your roommate sets you up on a blind date. Both my roommate and I set up each other. I feel kind of bad because I don't know who her date is at all! My friend on the swim team and I were complaining about how neither of us could think of anyone to set our roommates up with, and then we realized we should just set our roommates up together! I hope everything goes well...

Halloween is tomorrow, and unfortunately we have a swim meet in the morning, so I can't sleep in. It will be an invite with some teams from our conference and we will be racing silly relays, not actual regulation swim meet events. This sounds like fun as long as I don't have to swim distance tomorrow!

All in all, we've been working hard here. It's time for a little fun this weekend! Wish me luck on my date :)

BCS Bearcats

The fact that there was no homecoming dance for the weekend was interesting, but besides that this past homecoming weekend was a big success! I had lots of fun and the Bearcats won the football game. Our national championship hopes are looking better and better. If they keep playing the way that they have been then i think they will atleast make it to a BCS Bowl. The University is filled with plenty of excitement and anticipation as the regular season continues to get closer to the end. I really do hope that all ends well with the football team because I do beliveve that it can only boost the continuously building reputation of the University and that will have a positive effect on the school as a whole.

My school work continues to get better as the weeks progress. I feel that i am becoming a better student. I have to give credit to my parents because all of the advice that they have given me, I have been using in the past couple weeks. My test scores have improved significantly and i think that is because i have been stidying more now than any other time in my life. Math is starting to come very easy to me which has boosted my confidence in become a stronger student overall. It is almost November and it feels like school just started weeks ago. The quarter is going by quick as the half way point has already past. I cant wait for the weekend though, because i get to cheer on Michigan and of course the BCS Bearcats!

I wish break could last longer... so I could finish my homework :(

Midterm break was this past weekend. I got one day off--Monday. This weekend was the most relaxing weekend I've had in a very long time, especially since there wasn't any swim practice. However, the days leading up to the break were so stressful.

Last Wednesday I had two midterm exams and a paper due. The paper wasn't so bad because I had been working on it all week, and Calculus wasn't too much to worry about because I have already taken a similar class, but Art History was a pain in the neck to study for! There were 55 pieces of art we had to memorize along with their dates, stylistic periods, artists, and region. Thankfully, I was able to cram it all into my brain before the test. Even if you feel like you know the subject well, the first exam is always scary. You never know what to expect for the first test. Well, thankfully, I was wrong about the Art History exam being the most terrifying thing ever, because I thought it went quite well. I guess we'll just have to see when we get the actual results on Wednesday.

Even though I had a really relaxing weekend, I have a TON of homework that I sort of pushed aside. I'm actually nervous about when I'm going to have time to finish it all. Nothing except my math homework is due tomorrow, but I have a paper due on Friday that I should probably continue working on. I have no idea how all this work piled up! It was midterms--no one gave MORE homework--but here I am scrambling to find time to do it all.

I guess the advice I'm going to give here is make sure you look ahead and prepare--for everything. I think I should have seen these assignments coming and saved some time in the weekend to work on them at least a little bit. Hope I learned my lesson...

Because Of The Bearcats

It has officially been over a month since I've moved in and time is flying by. I did pretty good on my first math test and feel that i am starting to become a better student mathematically with all of the help that i am getting from my support system. Also, all of my other classes are going great and i think i might end up with all A's hopefully. The library has realistically been one of my best friends and it has payed off in every academic way possible. The only thing i don't like about the Library here is that they charge you to print. In high school i used to print away, but with this some responsibility has been developed in my system so i cant complain too much.

On a social positive side, our football team is ranked 5th in the nation and everybody agrees that we have a good chance of making the national championship if we go undefeated. This weekend is the homecoming game against Louisville and i feel that we will win because they are not that good, but who knows, any given day anything can happen in the game of football. I will be there cheering on the Bearcats regardless of the outcome. It's the least i can do for what this school has given me so far in my college career, and that's plenty of good memories to harp on for life. My college life seems pretty complete. I have to say it's all because of the Bearcats.